The upside statue of Latrobe. by blinkings

Photography • Historical • posted on Sep 03, 2009

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Charles Joseph Latrobe was born in 1801 in London and educated in England and Switzerland. As a young man he traveled widely. Latrobe arrived in Melbourne in 1839 and he bought with him timber for his cottage which he built in the then small town of Melbourne. His cottage was rebuilt in 1940 on land near The Shrine and Botanical Gardens. Latrobe was Governor of Victoria until 1854. The statue sits near the top of a very busy underground train station. It can be a bit strange when the first person you see 'topside' after being on a train is upside down!

Comments (15)

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JuliSonne

2:01AM | Thu, 03 September 2009

WOW Remarkably and total cool!!!!

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BessieB

2:08AM | Thu, 03 September 2009

Wonderful also love the colours in this shot.

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kgb224

2:18AM | Thu, 03 September 2009

Wonderful capture.

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Mondwin

2:55AM | Thu, 03 September 2009

Splendid capture...bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx

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prutzworks

4:49AM | Thu, 03 September 2009

very downunder, lol

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blinkings

5:18AM | Thu, 03 September 2009

Yeah I guess you are right!

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durleybeachbum

1:13PM | Thu, 03 September 2009

Gosh!

tpx1

4:39PM | Thu, 03 September 2009

great shot! the whole scene looks weird! The trees in the background have metal rings around them if I see that right.

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MossSphere

4:47PM | Thu, 03 September 2009

Very weird - and very Ozzie!

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blinkings

4:53PM | Thu, 03 September 2009

The metal bands are put they to stop possums and rats from nesting in them!

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orig_buggy

5:44PM | Thu, 03 September 2009

Wayyyy Cool!!! .....How is it standing??

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auntietk

12:58AM | Fri, 04 September 2009

I thought everyone down under was upside down. Don't you all look like this? :| :| straight face

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debbielove

5:25AM | Fri, 04 September 2009

That IS weird! And only in Australia! Go for it guys!! Great shot... Rob

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danapommet

10:58PM | Sat, 05 September 2009

Interesting POV on this one. :>) I agree with "prutzworks". Dana

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efron_241

9:51AM | Mon, 28 September 2009

a shame that they did it like this the man deserved better and why the F. are all these ugly buildigns behind it thanks for letting me know that New Holland is no longer the place to go to